The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 154, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 29, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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W)t Brethcntitrgc American
WEATHER FORECAST
Brecnenridge Pnbsblv !
'BE COUNTED'
Help Yojr City Don't
Avoid Census Workers.
showcis to jig it ul rridn
U)L. 10 NO. 151
I.UKtM'AlUlHIK STEPHENS COUNT Y TEXAS Till KSUA .MAY 29 1930
PRICE o CEN1S
DEFENDS HIS HIGHWAY P
Note For Aii port
pasBBo Mfiflriv
III I I II II I
Issues l't) III JUw ww lv
1
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citizens w .'
(oils n.
TUFHla to voir
aes Get ready
i le
on two cltv .
to Ho it an I
NE cf the iuui Invi
municipal band tax
two years ago Shall 'hi
ti'lMlnuetl. nh the c'ltv
fioner This Imue hr
lvlil
' ix be
'" inrnl)
n!- .lute
tin iithel
ly nothing t do w th
IMtECKENHIPGE
be railed to th
mise to come Deftiie thi votrr
li the rteetlon that uf dMrimln
iinf whether or not l'.n rkrnruif
shall jnulntnln a inunlelp.il on
K.Tt The Imum aie In bt vol. 1
upon separately nnd h.iil I not
Im- linked together
I
CO far. the band tax hen- ha j
proved of little w..rth If i
1 teikcnrldge I huge enough t"
u; port a band It should have
i ne Lnrgrr Ciller have fallett to
support one while on the olhei
hand even smaller cities Uisn
Breckenridge have wonderful nmn
l iul organizations We thU
if Brerkenrldgc can't huve a flrnt
tin municipal bund then let
not have one at all Out City
CcinmiMton ha done little or
n Jthlng to provide for the correct
expenditure of the money derived
fiom the band tax collections
jt year n director vai mnlntaln-
ed but us far as is known the
band hardly existed. There were
few concert No unlfoimed band
was ever proentl to the citizen
Sj why have n band like that-'
'PHIS matter
1 ed further.
can be Investigat
70TE for a municipal airport
This I the second question to
be raided In the election Tuesday
Why this l blng put to a vote
it not quite understood The City
Commliulon has the power and
authority to operate municipal
nirports without putting the ques-
tion to a vote but our City Com-
mlsiloner desired to play square
with their tax payers and to Ret
their opinion on the mnttcr.
TT seems nbnurd to voie on a
municipal alrort Every town
that expect to remain In the pro-
gressive column iiltut have an
airport UREC'KENRIDOE VOT
IiP.S MUST ABSOLUTELY PASS
THIS ISSUE We can't go back
ward now "Home wasn't built
In a day" the old saying Roe
Neither will air service be such a
reat asset rlrht now but It will
be In year to come and those
citle becoming oitnbllshed on the
great airline will be 'sitting on
tip of the world" when that time
'.imes Breckenridge ha this ad
vantage now Lei's keep It
IBILENE. Hwctwnter B
Spring. MldUnd San Anuelo
and oil of the best. West Texas
'i wns have gone so far as to vote
big "bond laities to linnnce meat
mr plant
'I
till: HreckenridKe port did not
IhoUKh the ort now reprnsenta
an Investment of some $5600 The
Chamber of Commerce Llonn Club
and ihe American Legion. to-
Kther with public plrltel Inrtt
vlduals and companion mad Uie
airport what It Is today. Why
shouldnt the City keep the port
up They must.
rPHB City Commissioner can on-
rl
lv lew as hlch ns five cents
for this project. What would thin
amount to compared to the bene
fits of n modern cruck airport
on a transcontinental air line
Church Delegates
Leave For Meeting
A delegation of members from
L 'he local Methodist Chuich left
ssWlthit morning for Oorman to attend
the annual Cisco district confrr
ence of the Firit Methodist Church
'' that began this morng and will
continue through FniJay evening
according to the Hev. Kenneth
Pope pastor.
Dr. F P Culver presiding elder
of the district will preside over
the two-day conference. During
the session delegatos to the annu-
al state conference will be elected
front the district representatives
Judge James O Harrell Is the
only district officer who resides In
Urcckenridge. He is attending the
conference as district steward oth-
ers who are In Gorman are Jesse
It. Smith and Pink Worrell charge
lay leader and recording steward
rcspeetlvly. of the local church:
the Kev Kenneth Pope pastm of
T the local church; Mesdamcs E J
Benton. J. W. Mackey A. W. Whit-
4 field Kenneth Pope. Millie Hlack-
1 burn Ross Elliott. Mr and Mr H
"f II. Kurr. drlegatc.
TAKEN HOME FROM HOSPITAL
ilrs. T R. Carter who has been
J7& confined to the Westslde Honpltnl
onuccounv oi uincsa wan von-ii "
her home ut the Gulf Camp four
miles north of Breckenridge. Mon
day and Is able to see her frbnds
now
Democrats Attack Hoover's Tariff Plan
Mexico Aids In Hunt For Fleagle
BANK HOLDUP
DESPERADO IS
BEING PUSHED
Believed Near ViPa Acuna
Where Gamb'ing Hall
Was Robbed
MEXICO CITY. May 29.
(UP) The military joined
with police officers today in
a search in northern Mexico
for Jake Flense soujrht by
Colorado authorities in col-
lection with the Lamar
(Colo.) bank hold-up and
nurders.
ith Lamar oincpr.s i n
oute to Chihuahua luif a
nan believed to be Fleagle
robbed a dice-triune Col. Casi-
niro T.ilamento chief of de
tectives here said he was co-
operating in every way with
the Colorado officers and was
confident Fleagle would not
be nble to cross the United
States border.
Talamanle Raid he believed the
fugitive was In the vicinity of
Villa Acuna which Is opposite Del
Rio Texas At 2 p. m. today Tain-
ih:i. kid. .Mu 29. tun vii-
l.l Aciiiui Mexico offlrin lo-
djj iirri'sti'd an Ami-rlcun sii-pi-ctrd
lis mi in complice to til)'
holdup of t'liihu.iluiu K.im-
lillnj: h.ill. .liiUe ITriiKle uanl-
r In coiiniH-tiiiii uilli the I-.i-mur
( ili'.. li.iuk roliliiT and
murders was mim-i ted of the
holdup.
'Die .Mi-xUiin (idlciT- dd mil
reveal lh(. prisiiner's lilentit).
Thej said lie M-t lire to mi uii-
tiimiilille In front of the hull
while another Id.-nllfli-d li
wver.il persons as IIi-urIi. held
up tlie roiilelli. ulii-cl plajers
and i-scaps:l ultli yt'M.
He mis iiiiiti-d as salni;
I'li'iicle lailiHl In spill the loot.
in.intv will broadcast iveacilption
of Fleagle in Spanish and Detec-
tive Teodoro Gonsales of the For-
eign Squad will broadcast the de
scription In English .
The Unltetl States embassv sub-
mitted extradition papers for Flea-
gle to the foreign office without
awaiting capture of the man so
that all would b in readiness for
the quickest possible removal to
Colorado If he Is found
TRADES DAY
NEXT WEEK
Fourth Event To Be Held
On Wednesday
Brerkenndge merchants will hold
th. ir fourth monthly Trades Iu
next Wednesday and plans are now
beuig made for this event The
Trades Days are held the first
Wednesday of each month at
I wmrn nine irw'iimiifc SJHJHS.JI in
j the program offer special merchan
dise bargains to th. shoppers com
Ing here from many points to do
their buying.
Distant shoppers wire induced to
come In greater numbors to Breck-
enrldge hist month on Trader Day
by many special prizes being offer-
ed such as for the family coming
the greatest distance the largest
family registering during the day
nnd other similar inducement.
These prizes are expected to bo of-
fcrid again this nlonth only In
greater variety.
Merchant ure expecting a big-
ger "turn out" of rural shoppers
this next Trade Day bocauso of
the recent fine ralna that hivo
made the farmers feel bettor ovor
their crop presprcts.
BANKS OPEN FBI DA V.
The two Breckenridge bank will
not be closed tomorrow. Memorial
Day according to offlcluU of the
bonks.
A holiday will be observed next
Tuesday however.
IJiTckcnridsie
To Br "Heard"
AlWTCCMcel
"hamber of Commerce off id il-
here renewed their plen todnv tint
UrerkenridKe cltiieni go to the
Wtt Te.xai Chamber of Cni.mirK.
ronveutlon e'ridiy as stn ns nt
possible Although Iirrckem id)"
will have no official delegation m
representation at the ronventlon.
citizens nie urged to make Kildn
the day thev expect to vlit In the
convention city
Arm and hat hands will bo dis-
tributed to those solnfi from here
In order that Breckcrtrldgc will at
least be recognised In the large
convention crowds. Theio bands
may be secured at the C-C offict.
A faim exhibit was carr' d to the
convention this morning and con-
sisted o. alfalfa and wheat fioni
the Civ-til Fnllt farm of SmMi
and Welch Chas H Drown mcil
m inuf n'tarer of oil well supiilies
and farm impliment axpet inlly
th. ISrow n ' Texis Tcrracer." will
also have a display of his produrts
at the convention.
Before the business session of the
convention Friday Floyd Holder
originator of agitation to compel
all mutual reciprocal end Lloyd
fire Insurance agents to list their '
premiums and losses with the State
Fire Insurance Commission Just as
all other agencies now have to do
will present this resolution before
the executive body Mr. Holder's
resolution orlgtnal'y adopted by
the loci! C-C was recently adopt-
ed by the stat. agents ut theii
nu eting In Sn Antonio
REPUBLIC TO
DRILL IN FRL
Oil Men Anxiously Await
Outcome Of Test
The one event oil men of this
section have been w-iitlng for moie
tl. in .i week Is scheduled to Ink.
Iik i'riday morning sometime
that of drilling in the Itepublir Pro
due ion Company h piomising deep
oil test on the Knox tract north
east of Brec-kenrldg..
The test which stiuck a rich
w sand at 3074 feet more than a
week ago has been left ns It was
found while some 100 feet uf open
hole was sot with casing Rnd pro-
pa rut ions made for bringing- the
well in right. Officials of tho He-
public company aie due to arrive
here Friday to witness tho event.
According to authentic reports
the well has been making from
three to six barrels per hour since
barely topping tin sand a week
ago. OU experts believe tho well
will prove a good one when a bit
Is droppinl into the sand a ft-vv
mon inches
CANDIDATE
TO WITHDRAW
Illness In Family Requires
Lea To Get Out Of Race
Brltton II I--a who rieently an-
nounced for the office of Consta-
ble of Precinct No I has request-
ed the Breckenridge American to
announce that he hat withdrawn
from the race due to Illness In his
family
Mr. Lea says "l regret very
much that I am forced to tifke this
action but due to Illness In my
family I could not do Justice to my
campaign and my family nt the
same time I deeply appreciate all
the encouiagcment I have had from
my many friends ns well ns those
who may have cast their ballot for
m In the coming primaries In
making this decision I do so with
reluctance and trust thnt should I
decide at any future time to offer
myself for any office that I will
have the some staunch support
that has stood by mo In the past."
Mr Len has many friends who
regrot his action and his race for
tho office of sheriff In 102S demon-
strated thnt he had the backing of
those who followed him to th.-
polU at that time.
PRESIDENT IS
CHARGED'WITH
"WINNING OUT"
Congressional Confer e e s
Wipe Cut All Reforms
Made in Bill By Senate
WASHINGTON May 29.
(UP) President Hoover's
plan to maintain his flexible
tariff revision power was
adopted today by the con-
rressionnl tariff conferees
wild brought a heated Dem-
ocratic attack immediately
upon the floor of the Senate.
Acting under the loophole
which Vice President Cm Us
provided in nis surprise rul
ing Tuesday the Congres-
sional conferees again chang-
ed the lexible provision mak-
itur it nhniir. fni stimn ns tho
I present law and abandoning
aH the refonii proposals of
t"e Senate coalitionists.
Angered at this action the dem
ocrats led by Senator Pat Harri-
son Dem. Miss. walked to the
floor of the senate ana made
ohargej that Mr. Hoover was bo-
hind the strange tariff activities of
the Inst few days.
Huirlaon charged that the Presi-
dent's secretary Walter New ton
was present ut one time In the oon-
. ference room with Chairmen Smoot
I nd Htiwley of thp senute and
l house conferees that the Satur-
1 day night dash of four republican
senators from the President' j
mountain cump back to Washing-
ton was inspired by Vhe piesulen- i
tlnl plan to again change the fle-1
ible piovision and that the pro- I
i vision itself "gives the President
1 thnt powoi he has been craving to
j pluck plums of campaign contrllm-1
. t'ons and comil votes Just before'
i lections. '
' Harrison asserted Vice President
'...'Vl.u ..... ..n.lnnr fn.- f llnncn. I
i ... .ii
and against his own senatorial
Ini.lor. I. ...lUn. I h ft I f Vi n ftuvlhl..
compiomlso wns invalid thereby
opening the way for adoption of
this now plan which preserves the
presidential authority.
"This latest change has demollsh-
ckI all thp work of tho senate" said
1 Harrison. Ve now return to ex
isting law The President has fin-
ally won out. The trip of the four
horsemen senators of tho Kapldan
wns not In vain.
"I never saw senate conferees
I abandon their position more glee-
irilly man the republican leaders
surrendired in thc conference com-
mittee this morning. They were
glad the excuse was present."
Cannon On Senate
Stand Next Week
WASHINGTON May 20. L'1'
Additional Information concerning
the activities of Methodist organ-
izations in thc 1023 presidential
campaign will be sought by the
senate lobby committee next week
whon it begini thc long-eelayed
questioning of Bishop James Can-
non Jr. of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South.
Cannan milltn.it leader of the
anti-Smith forces in Virginia Is to
appear beginning Wednesday for I Income from the watering resorts
examination concerning his stock due to a foreign campaign against
markit nnd political activities French 'cures."
. . 1
Breckenridge Legionnaires To Pay Tribute
To War Victims Of Stephens County Friday
Tho Bri-cUenrldgi Amerlc-in
I.egloil hi-ildeel li Its Com-
muuder Blake Johnson vvlll pa
tribute to Stephens count v's
worlel war victims I'riday
horning Memorial Day. At tho
same time veterans of oilier
war now burled In this cotin-
tv will Im likewise remember-
ed by the I-gionnalre( accord-
ing to plans announced li the
I'glon heads here.
The graves of 39 Stephens
county World Wur dead col-
lectively marked in u ml n la-
lure eulnetery within the
grounds of the East Side cem-
Drillers Threaten To Move Oil
Well RijB Into Oklahoma Citv
OKLAHOMA CITY May 20
II' Oil. which or d Inat lly
smooths troubled waters has
stalled J stoim here
Thc h'B question In Oklalio-
m.i City today was whether un-
ruly gushers aie to be allowed
to move into town nnd splash
up home and office buildings
with cuide pctt oleum.
Fiictlon over the Issue nioic
between small home owners
who fervently hope for wild
wells in their backyards nnd
those of more means who fear
oil soon will overwhelm Grand
and Main Street In the heart of
the city.
Chamber of Commerce and
civic leaders are fighting
against a nice to dill! wells on
town lots.
Opponents of town drilling
pictured the possibility of oil
det licks replacing pr.-'-r t of-
fice buildings of city t. .iks be-
coming pools into which nil
wells would drain thilr .4u-h
of busy streets echoing the
chug-chug-chug of steam en-
gines driving oil drills.
LOCAL ELKS j
LEAVE FOR i
CONVENTION
N. J. Nanney Local Secre -
tary Likely To Be Next
State President
A delegation of the local Elks
headed by Di. D. M. Bowles local
Exulted Ruler and N. J. Nanney.
been tary and one of the oiganiz-
ers of the Bn'ckoniulge Lodge left
lat night and this morning for
Del Rio the site of the annual
Stale Elk. convention. Ilio eon-
vention was
I .
held In III
' 3L J1-'1'
UrcckemUlgo Elks nie going to
the convention In faltly ttiong
numbers to bcost the candidacy of
Mr Nanney foi president of the
State organization. As far as is
I known Mr. Nanney has no serious
opposition for the post nnd is rated
to be elected
Mr. Nanney withdrew from the
race last yeai In favor of tho pre-
sent head and was promised at
! that time that he wculd leceK'o
I the honor in UCO
Twenty-five years ago Mr. Nan-
ne-y became an Elk in Del Illo.
I Thc convention got underway
I there today and will Inst through
! ext Monday.
A merican Doctors
Touring France
PARIS May 29. U.R-A group of
50 American doctors headed by Dr
Cyrus Sturgcs of the University of
i Michigan and Dr E H. J. Corvvln
of New York left Le Havre today
j for Deauvlllo on a month's tour of
i the principal French watering rc-
! sorts.
The doctors who arrived nt Hav-
re last night were invited by the
French government which has felt
some anxiety for the decrease of
eterj will be decorated with
flowers. The graves of other
dead war heroes will receive
tho same tribute according to
Mr JohiiMin.
laical citizens aro Invited to
participate In tho Memorial
Day ceremonies which start at
10 u. m.
After decorating the graves
of the war dead In tho Breck-
enridge cemetery the Legion-
naire's will journey to other
cemeteries within tho county
and conduct similar services. If
all ce'meterles cannot be visited
I'ridaj they will Im visited us
soon us possible.
OH scouts speculated that
p e t h a p s an even greater
amount of oil lies under the
city than the production nl-
lemly obtained from the dis-
coveiy field south of here.
A gieat gusher brought In on
the site of the new Chamber
of Commcice office building
might moie than pay for
wrecking and icbultdiug that
structure. But civic leadei jj con-
demned the drilling movement
us av.ii ice which would de.stioy
civic ptldc.
The initial cnu for this
speculation and alarm was tho
.striking of a gushes . flowing
21000 bariels of oil djily on
the southern limits of the vjb-
utb known ns Capitol Hill. It
Is the "Hall and Briscoe No.
1" well. It flowed into the city
stiects.
Similar disputes in oil boom
towns of the southwest have
been can led to state supieme
courts which in lesser cases
held in favor of thc individual
pioperty owners.
MAXINE KING
WINS ROUND
IN CONTEST
Brownwood Girl Selected
i With Local Girl In
'Home Town' Test
Mnxlnc King. Breckenridge high
school May gtaduate nnd the
school's leading nintor won her
way into the "My Home Town"
speaking contest finals last night
when she and Miss Lenta Leach of
Biownwood were selected as the
best two speakeiR in a gioup of
ecki'iiildge 1 15 wno took pait In the fitst pre-
' llmlnaries of the contest at Mc-
Muiray College auditorium
Similar preliminaries of another
gioup of youthful speakers will be
held tonight and another one Fri
day night From each group of pre-
"nilnary contestants the judges
scieci uio iwo nnaiaus me miiiu
contest Saturday night will see six
contestants seeking the grand
prizes.
Miss King was selected over the
winner of last year's "My Home
Town" contest.
JJiss King and Miss Leach were
selected over the following orators I
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Brcnte. Vlrijll Parker Coleman!
La Veda Baze Colorado: Mydelle
King De Leon; Tryne Staines. S.in i
Angclo Frances I Adams Santa
Anna Brentz Anderson. Snyder;
Bob Gardner Stamford; Fannie L
Stokes Winter?; Elizabeth Jobe
Sweetwater
Cnrleton Wright Junction sche-
duled to speak last night will be
givciv another opportunity mem-
bers of the cofj;ittce said. C. M.
Caldwell was cnairman. J. E T.
Peters was time-keeper. Julia E
Luker head of thc McMurray Col-
lege English department; F darcy
Bone dean of religious education
and Mrs Bernlce Vnn(lcna!!
speech arts elean were judges.
Gasoline Explodes
Killing Two Persons
MONTPELIER. Ind. May 29 U.P
Two persons were killed and two
injured today in il gasoline explos-
ion In the home cf Mrs Julia O'-
Donnell. 60 Montpeller. Mrs
Margaret O'Donne'l 28 suffered
fatal burns Mrs O'Donnnll was us-
ing the gasoline to clean clothing.
TEXAS CHARTERS
AUSTIN Tex May 29. (UR)
Chartered Gentry Cash and Carry
Grocery Breckenridge; capital
stock $2000 Incorporators E R.
Gentry Mrs. E. R. Gentry Marion
Gentry
Walter Sikes Inc. Amnrillo; cap-
ital stock $5000; Incorporators
Walter Slkes Lena Mae Hikes Jack
E Bush.
Local Girl Is
Graduated With
Highest Honors
I'sing the new college auditorium
the firat time foi giuduation bit-
vire. 81 students lecelved diplomas
from John Tarleton College. Steph-
envilU. Monday May 20 nt the an-
nual Spring commencement.
Judge Hal S Iattimore Fori
Worth made the commencement
address and Demi J. Thomas Dav-
is presented the diplomas. )
Among those receiving dlplomns '
was Miss Bonnie Valliant of Brcck-
enrldge. Miss VMliont having ac-
cumulated over Co grace points
duting this tetm. graduated with I
highest honors. She is one of the
ten highest in the class. She has .
a straight A for the last semeslei'e
woi k. '
JUNE 14 LAST
DAY TO FILE
APPLICATIONS
Politicians Reminded That
Names Must ba Record-
ed By This Date
I Although the political ballot for
Stephens county promises to be
fairly well filled with offlcr-seek-crs
this year there Is still ample
time for additional candidates to
get their names on tho ticket ac-
cording to D T. Bowles County
Democratic Executive Committee
chairman.
Mr. Bowles announces that can-
didates for county precinct and I
district office If the district Is
composed of only one county-have .
until June Hth to file their appll-
cations with the Executive commit-1
tee. Mr Bowles W now receiving
these applications nnd reports that
a majority of the candidates have
already attendeel to this matter.
Two days after filing applica-
tions Mr. Bowles announces that
the candidates will appear at his
office and elrnw fot positions on
the ballot If a candidate is not
present nt this drawing the Exec-
utive committee will draw for him
according to Bowles
Below is a complete calendar to
ho followed by political asp.innts
June 14 -Last day for county and
precinct candidates and district
candidates in districts composed ot
only one county to file requests to
have their names placed on tin
ballot.
June 10 County Executive Com-
mittee meets to determine the or-
der of names on the ballot and
timato the expense of election.
June 21 Last day for eandidntes
to pay assessments for their ahiiro
of tho expense In holding an elec-
tion. June 2G to Julv 1 Candidates are
to file their first report of cam -
I ..ou nnl mr.n it.nn fill
and not less than 25 days prior to
the primary.
June 26 to July 1 Time for vot-
ers who are absent from county to
nppear before Notoiy Public and
request ballot.
i juiv .. iiiiiiiij .-..
... .
meets to prepare ballot.
July 14 to July
18 -Candidates
I '"U9t flC StCOml statement of m
palgn expenses.
July 1G to July 23 Tlmo for vot-
ers who intend to be absent fiom
county on date of election to np
pear before tho cleik and vote an
absentee ballot.
July 24 Date upon which the
County Cleik shnll smd absentee
votes to the respective judges of
the respective voting proclncts.
July 2G -Prlmar yelectlon date.
Polls open at 8 a m. and closo at
7 p. m. Precinct convention nie
held to "'flct delegates tr county
conventions.'
Aug 2 County Executive Com-
mittee meets to ennvuss rosults.
County conventions are hold.
Aug. 5 Last date for the candi-
dates to file their third report or
statement of ei-cpensi'S. tenlay.
Aug 11- State Exocutlvo Com- . President W B H n e!f v
mlttec meets to canvass returns. iered his annual iq ' rnor )
Aug 23 -Dato of second prim-' Moody's addie-.-. ar t- commit-
nrv. Filatiiet convention mnnts Io I tees and sllb-Oii; n I il wero
canvass leturns for district candi-
dates.
NEGRO WOUNDED
HOUSTON. May 20. OR Jesse
Henderson a negro was wounded
In a gun battle with police here
early this morning whon discov-
ered In the act of looting a gro-
cery store. A score of shots were
fired 'before the negro ran from
the store with three wounds. He
wan captured in a chase.
WOMEN DIE IN WRECK.
OKLAHOMA CITY Mny 29. UM!
Two men were killed today whon
their nutomoblle ran Into n ditch
and overturned on the highway a
mile north of Brltton
ADDRESSES THE
W. T. C. C. BODY
THIS MORNING
Claims Present Construc-
tion Program Works Hard-
ship Agriculturists
Ar.II.EXE May 29. (IT)
"Glaring Inequality" in
taxation for hMiU.i- nm
striK'tion wliitl. plan .i
large and pooth pi'moilm -ed
burden upon a"iuulunt '
a lamented b dmem-u
Dan Moody in addies ing 1ln
est Texas Chambei of C'n n-
liierce here today.
Highways serving a g n-
eral n?ed should be built fiom
funds raised by taxes nnpos
cd upon the traffic because
the traffic receives tlie elm '
uenelit fiom road constim
tion and the cost of th road
can under this system b pa'd
without inequalities in tax i
tion in the governnr -. op n-
ion. He further lament.-1 th "V
fence of state statute vvhii li nriko
"unjust" levies the only nn ilium l
'which the highway sv-tr-m i in lie
Improved at the present
i Highway development in Texis
still depends upon local Initiative
ho said supporting th" view with
i quotations of how counties must
'vote bones to receive apportion
ments from state and federal
funds.
' run speu.ng against ..
""""" - " ;"""' ""' "
trict bonds foi the building of
highways under our present sys-
tem of financing io.nl building
Gov. Moody said Unless the law
nie changed that is the only w.iv
to pay for the to id but I am
speaking for a ch.nge in our s.-.
tern of financing that will no long
er make the Issu inn of bunds In
these subdivisions nete--iiv in "l
dei to build connetted highvvay-
"Tlie t itc ha- t.iki n over h
stale h liway- ur.d -r '"ill!
sume thj pavmiiit r the In n I
wlui h pmceiil i'f the bun. I
h v been uied to h l p y tin
ost of building -t iti i iuhw i
Till In .ne i and fnm it Ti i
-.hoiiM be. tela v d or . - v il
m t ix woich tin i ( nm pim
to nil 'Hi tin se bur.o i i Mi
pi in . i t vvhuh h In i n ill
t.l i i le Lin i itetum if - .
I 'i v I'he traf h il d li n
t i i r j il. if not i th ni-t if
-Hi ' i ti action
.V !. aeclirei that in aimjn
ju'ii a nl f.uinc " hr at
I shoulu nvall Itdtlf ' - vt i' wnyi
! of takinh ovei and p y n of i
1 outstanding countj nd i
trict bOnilS. He nltCll tll'l
d in
1- tn
only classification which h s m n
out of the roads than it its m'
thorn.
The Highway De pat' men1 inceme
should be sufficiently ce-rtj a an I
Inige for the commis ion outline
a program of road con&'r i tion op
j designated loads for . pi i tod '
year s and to pav the cr. vvitlvnr
culling on local commiiiii'ics f
uid Moody said
He pointed out instani n vvhieu
propnty many null fiom a high
way ha been im 1 'd d ii 'he ri j I
i district i uing th. bon-I' rt-ith 'he
pnpiny oeing laxeu io neip pj
oil the boneN Riti.. have frown
" i pr -i " in li i i ii th -i i
th. in inr ei he ad led
Despit. the h.nln.p of su.
romplir i'ions and uiju appor
tionment ro.iel improvi m nt prog-
re- bi been sura tb'nj for T x-
as u be pioud if in 'er r' vea
tin ejovernor laid
Gov M kmIv - aj'lr s was tne
Iftatiue of the tn'iiiin; ssion if
I the conv ntion whi h .t id down
to three eluvs of
registration and pi
I tod ly al'f
T.lraries ye -
j considering pha
of i f cen.
tion woik later today.
Carl Williams cotton nienibn
tho Federul Farm board will
dress the delegates tomorrow
of
1-
Lions Club Meet
Cancelled Friday
There will be no meeting of the
Lions Olub Friday apcordin" tj
M. E. Daniel presidont.
The Lions cancelled their y-e
gular vvekly lunehop in erjcr
that as many cii? ns a po3 Ibl
might attend tho Went Tex .
Chambei of Commerce convent! t
fiom he io on tint elay.
VJ
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 154, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 29, 1930, newspaper, May 29, 1930; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71152/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.